Players are offered amenities that will put uber-luxury business lounges in the shadows. Under the shiny veneer, Qatar has been combating a huge, invisible war since 2010, when FIFA awarded Qatar the 2022 World Cup.
Yesterday, barely 24 hours before the inauguration of the biggest sporting carnival in the world, the FIFA World Cup, the current FIFA President Gianni Infantino strongly defended Qatar and FIFA. In front of 400 journalists, Infantino said, "I think for what we Europeans have been doing for 3000 years around the world, we should be apologising for the next 3000 years before starting to give moral lessons to people."
GROUND REALITY STADIUM YES, FANS LET DOWN!
The sporting world's shock in 2010 is now a source of global pride for football. From a single stadium, Qatar boasts eight worldclass football stadiums. The sprawling stadium is the first air-conditioned sporting stadium for climate control in the sweltering heat of 37-40 degrees. Seats with barcode scanning, surveillance, and a multilingual help desk are convenient. However, hiring fake fans for team celebrations is their Achilles' heel. A group of 400 odd so Pakistani and Bangladeshi fans are hired to masquerade as fans of descending countries at the airport. Later, the media revealed that for 12 USD daily wages and three meals, migrant workers are engaged to welcome players as enthusiastic original fans. Real fans pay to attend such prestigious meetups.
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RAIL PSUs UNDER SCRUTINY FOR GIVING UNAUTHORIZED FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
Railtel sources said that despite the body having its own cadre that is enough to handle the operations, successive CMDs are bringing officials close to them on deputation to the PSU.
Is China swindling Nepal over repayment of Pokhara airport loan?
It has been claimed that China's loan to Nepal is being serviced at 5% and not 2%, as publicly claimed by China.
Has American democracy become a farce?
The numerous think-tanks that routinely place India at near bottom in democracy and media freedom rankings haven’t uttered a word about how this trial of Donald Trump is a direct and frontal assault on democracy.
CAN INDIA FOSTER PEACE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE?
Will India join the upcoming Switzerland peace summit aimed at ending the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis and bringing peace in the region? Switzerland is all set to host the summit on 15-16 June.
Will political parties agree on one nation, one election?
Will political parties that are continuously complaining about the system during the elections, be ready to pass a unanimous proposal in Parliament for election reforms?
FIVE REGIONAL PARTIES STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL
The leaders of these parties do not have clarity about their political future and therefore are jumping over to other parties.
Did playing the caste card help the Opposition?
Rahul forgot that Indira and Rajiv Gandhialways maintained a distance from caste politics. He got it into his head that caste was the way forward.
EXIT POLLS SUGGEST A TIGHT RACE IN MAHARASHTRA
There could be a tight race in Maharashtra with NDA and I.N.D.I.A bloc running neck and neck.
HOW EXIT POLLS FARED IN 2014 AND 2019
Exit polls predicted the NDA forming government easily. Yet no exit poll could predict the rout of UPA in both the Lok Sabha elections.
HIMACHAL PRADESH WITNESSES HIGH VOTER TURNOUT IN FINAL PHASE OF ELECTION
High voter turnout marks the final phase of Himachal Pradesh's Lok Sabha and Assembly bypolls: prominent leaders cast ballots early
